Malawi Flood Survivors Slowly Pick Up Their Lives
Some 230,000 people were displaced and 276 reported dead or missing after the floods in Malawi earlier this year. By Moses Michael-Phiri BLANTYRE, Malawi (AA) – Life is no longer…
Africa
Floods in Africa
UN Relocates 50,000 Refugees in Ethiopia to Avoid Flood Risk
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, announced on 17 March 2015 that it will begin relocating more than 50,000 South Sudanese refugees from flood-prone areas of western Ethiopia to avoid flood…
Floods Kill over 60 People in Lobito, Angola
Local media are reporting that at least 60 people have been killed in floods in Lobito, Angola. This is the second major flood event in a week. One person died…
Thousands of Homes Damaged by Floods in Luanda, Angola
Heavy rain on Monday 09 March 2015 flooded at least 3 municipalities of Luanda, the capital of Angola. According to Angola news agency ANGOP, Luanda fire department have reported the…
Floods in Nampula Province, Mozambique
Three days of torrential rain in the province of Nampula, northern Mozambique, has caused severe flash floods that have damaged road and rail networks and left 8 districts cut off.…
Madagascar Floods – Relief Efforts Increased as More Rain Expected
Madagascar was battered by heavy rains during the first days of March 2015. Since then 25 people have died, 4,800 houses have been destroyed and 35,000 people forced from their…
Malawi Floods – Concern Over Cramped Conditions in Displacement Camps
In a statement of 04 March 2015, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said that the current situation in for flood victims in Malawi is…
38 Dead after Floods in Tanzania
AFP and BBC are reporting that floods have killed 38 people in Kahama district, Shinyanga region in north-western Tanzania. Around 80 others have been injured in the floods which struck…
Heavy Rain Turns Antananarivo into a City of Landslides
While residents of Antananarivo living near to the city’s rivers are suffering from the recent floods, those in the hillsides now live in fear of deadly landslides. Madagascar’s disaster management…
Madagascar Floods – More Rain, Death Toll Rises, Antananarivo Remains on Alert
More heavy rainfall in Madagascar over the last 24 hours threatens to worsen the flood situation for the 3 regions already suffering (Alaotra Mangoro, Analamanga and Vakinankaratra) and bring flooding…
More Floods in Malawi as Outbreak of Cholera Reported
Updated: Our original report said that the cases of cholera had been reported in displacement camps for flood victims in Malawi. This is not the case. A map showing recent…
Madagascar Floods – 19 Dead and 37,000 Displaced
The flood situation in Madagascar is worsening. The latest report from Madagascar’s disaster management agency, the Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes (BNGRC) said that further assessments…
At Least 14 Killed in Madagascar Floods
In a statement made earlier today, Madagascar‘s disaster management agency, the Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes (BNGRC) said that at least 14 people have died in…
Malawi Floods – UN Provides Food Assistance for 288,000
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said in a statement yesterday that the WFP, in collaboration with the Government of Malawi and humanitarian partners has provided the first round…
Africa Analysis: The Need for Flood Forecasting System
An African flood forecasting system could help mitigate suffering from catastrophic floods, writes Linda Nordling. Last month heavy rains caused rivers in Malawi and Mozambique to burst their banks, inundating…
World Bank Promises $50m for Flood-Ravaged Malawi
The World Bank has pledged $50 million in assistance to Malawi to rehabilitate roads following last month’s devastating floods. “I am pleased to inform Malawians that the bank is going…
